Following Nish Kumar’s 2024/25 worldwide tour, the award-winning comedian is back with a new show, Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy. The tour will kick off in Belfast on 9th September and tickets are available via pre-sale on Wednesday 28th January, with general on sale taking place on Friday 30th January from www.nishkumar.co.uk.
The world is in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising and political parties are collapsing. In these divided times, what this country desperately needs is Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (in many ways it's actually the last thing this country needs, but it's what it's getting so tough luck).
Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy will see the UK’s leading political comedian, who also happens to be co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers, as he enters his 40s. His mind is breaking. His body is worse. But audiences can still expect existential angst and political disquiet from comedy's cheekiest boy.
Praised by critics for its political insight and fearless honesty alongside emotional depth, his last show Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe was a defining moment in Nish’s career, blending his trademark high-energy with more personal reflections on mental health and modern life.
Nish Kumar said: "I looked out of the window and the world was ending. Stand up comedy was the only thing that made sense to me - then it was co-opted by charlatans in service of autocrats. I'm going back on tour to try and reconnect with the thing I love more than anything else. I promise the show will be funnier than this.”
Nish Kumar was named one of the 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century by both The Guardian and The Telegraph. He has also achieved huge success on the stand-up circuit with six rave reviewed solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, two of which have been nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show in both 2015 and 2016. Nish’s last tour, Nish Don’t Kill My Vibe, received widespread praise after it kicked off in September 2024 and went on to tour across the world, playing to sold out crowds in the UK, North America, Australasia and mainland Europe.
He is a frequent voice and face across both television and radio - he currently hosts the popular Pod Save The UK podcast, and has been seen on shows such as Taskmaster (Dave), Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), QI (BBC), Have I Got News For You (BBC One), The John Bishop Show (BBC One), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Russell Howard’s Stand-Up Central, Drunk History and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC Two). Nish’s Your Power, Your Control tour was released as a special on Sky Comedy in 2023 and Nish also released a Netflix special as part of the Comedians of The World series, and he appeared alongside fellow comics Joel Dommett in 12-part travelogue Joel & Nish vs The World for Comedy Central and Josh Widdicombe in Sky Max’s Hold The Front Page.
Nish created two series of his own topical show for BBC Radio 4, Spotlight Tonight, as well as previously hosting both The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4) and Newsjack (BBC Radio 4 Extra), which won the Rose d’Or for Radio Comedy when he hosted.
Please note:
Includes strong language
Age guidance: 14+
Listings
SEPTEMBER 2026
09.09.2026 BELFAST ULSTER HALL
10.09.2026 DUBLIN VICAR STREET (ISL)
11.09.2026 CORK OPERA HOUSE
13.09.2026 AYLESBURY WATERSIDE THEATRE
18.09.2026 LONDON HACKNEY EMPIRE (BSL)
19.09.2026 BASINGSTOKE THE ANVIL
20.09.2026 NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
23.09.2026 YORK GRAND OPERA HOUSE (BSL)
24.09.2026 DURHAM GALA
25.09.2026 NEWCASTLE TYNE THEATRE & OPERA HOUSE (BSL)
26.09.2026 EDINBURGH THE QUEEN’S HALL
27.09.2026 GLASGOW THEATRE ROYAL (BSL)
30.09.2026 BATH THE FORUM
OCTOBER 2026
02.10.2026 WREXHAM WILLIAM ASTON HALL
03.10.2026 LEEDS PLAYHOUSE
04.10.2026 SALFORD LOWRY (BSL)
08.10.2026 COLCHESTER CHARTER HALL
09.10.2026 HULL HULL TRUCK THEATRE – ON SALE TUE 17 FEB
10.10.2026 LANCASTER TOWN HALL
11.10.2026 LEICESTER CURVE – ON SALE TUE 3 FEB
15.10.2026 BIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL (BSL)
16.10.2026 BRISTOL BEACON (BSL)
17.10.2026 CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE
21.10.2026 READING HEXAGON
22.10.2026 GUILDFORD G LIVE
23.10.2026 BRIGHTON BRIGHTON DOME (CAP)
25.10.2026 CANTERBURY THE MARLOWE – ON SALE MON 30 MAR
28.10.2026 TRURO HALL FOR CORNWALL (BSL) – ON SALE MON 30 MAR
29.10.2026 EXETER NORTHCOTT
30.10.2026 SWINDON WYVERN THEATRE
31.10.2026 SWANSEA GRAND THEATRE (BSL)
NOVEMBER 2026
01.11.2026 CARDIFF NEW THEATRE
12.11.2026 LIVERPOOL PLAYHOUSE – ON SALE THU 12 FEB
13.11.2026 SHEFFIELD OCTAGON
14.11.2026 SCARBOROUGH SPA THEATRE
18.11.2026 ST ALBANS ALBAN ARENA
19.11.2026 NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL (BSL)
21.11.2026 COVENTRY WARWICK ARTS CENTRE
22.11.2026 TUNBRIDGE WELLS ASSEMBLY HALL THEATRE
25.11.2026 SOUTHEND PALACE THEATRE
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